Salted Caramel Cheesecake

This recipe is for very special occasions, like a girls night or Mother’s Day or one’s birthday or Friday. 🙂 This is a New York style cheesecake on a shortbread crust, topped with caramel and sea salt.

Salted Caramel Cheesecake

Crust:

1 cup flour

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter

Combine the butter and the sugar and then mix in the flour until crumbly. I use my hands to do this. Press into a 10 inch spring form pan lined with parchment paper. Set in the fridge while you are making the filling. I used my stand mixer to mix the filling.

Filling:

Cream the cream cheese and then add in the sugar and mix well:

4 pkgs softened cream cheese (250g each)

1 and 1/2 cup sugar

The add in and mix really well:

2 tbsp cornstarch

Add the remaining ingredients and mix well:

1 cup plain unsweetened yogurt (equivalent to 4 eggs)

1/4 cup lemon juice

3 tsp vanilla

Then add in the heavy cream and mix until just smooth:

1 and 1/3 cup heavy cream (35%)

Pour onto the crust and bake 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 10 minutes. I wrapped the base in foil to keep the butter from leaking out of the pan while baking. Leave in the oven for another 30 minutes after the oven is off. Cool to room temperature and refrigerate for as long as you can stand it, preferably overnight.

Caramel Sauce:

In a saucepan heat over medium heat whisk together:

1 and 1 /2 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup + 2 tbsp water

Bring mixture to a boil. When the sugar mixture boils and starts to turn amber, lift and swirl the pan (do not stir). It will darken quickly at this point. When it is a medium amber colour, remove from heat and whisk in carefully:

6 tbsp salted butter*

Then carefully add in:

3/4 cup heavy cream (35%)*

1 tsp vanilla

*When adding the butter and the cream, it may bubble up so be very careful.

Oh my goodness. Thank you! I have made your generous recipe, and my little allergy boy has experienced the delight of cheesecake for the first time, and what a cheesecake it is?! My husband said it is the best he has ever tasted, eggless or not, and I quite agree! I have topped mine with fresh mulberries from the garden instead of the caramel, but I might just add the sauce later…